Opposing Views - New Moms

VIDEO:Taking Anti-Depressants During Pregnancy May Harm Fetus

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:11:06 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

According to a new study, taking anti-depressants during the first three months of a pregnancy ...

VIDEO: Mom Drags Child Through Store on Leash - Child Abuse?

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:26:19 -0500

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views

A video of a mother literally dragging her child through a Verizon store on a leash is quickly ...

OPINION: Cut Your Carbon Footprint -- Use Birth Control

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:56:38 -0500

By Natural Resources Defense Council - The Earth's Best Defense

Researchers at Oregon State University have made some helpful calculations on how much extra carbon ...

OPINION: Over 43,000 Children Are Injured During Bath Time Each Year

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:10:48 -0500

By News-Medical.Net

A new study has found children are far more at risk of injury in the bath or shower from slips ...

OPINION: McDonald's Happy Meals -- 30 Years of Making Kids Fatter

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:05:33 -0500

By Dr. Gwenn - Founder, Pediatrics Now

It’s always a bit of a landmark when something like the Happy Meal reaches a big milestone in ...

OPINION: Are Fire-Retardant Baby Products Safe For Infants?

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:13:47 -0500

By Reason Foundation - Free Minds and Free Markets

Governments everywhere love to do things "for the children ." And no government loves kinder ...

OPINION: California Considering Banning BPA in Infant Products

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:30:54 -0500

By Natural Resources Defense Council - The Earth's Best Defense

By Sarah Janssen Many of my blog posts are about the hormone disrupting chemical, bisphenol A or ...

ADVICE: Boys Need to Kill Things; Let Them

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:31:14 -0500

By Suzanne Venker - Author

In addition to the bogus definition of self-esteem, Boomers also instilled the notion that there are ...

RESEARCH: EPA Says Americans at Higher Cancer Risk from Air Toxics

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:04:15 -0500

By Natural Resources Defense Council - The Earth's Best Defense

By David Pettit The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday released ...

RESEARCH: Kids Could "Learn" to Tolerate Food Allergies

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:39:08 -0500

By US Dept of Health & Human Services

Doctors have long used allergy shots to desensitize children and adults to environmental allergens ...

OPINION: Strange Experiment-Parents Keep Child's Gender Secret

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:12:12 -0500

By Jill Stanek - Pro-Life Activist

The Local reported June 23 on Swedish parents who are keeping their 2-year-old's gender a ...

OPINION: The Demise of Authority -- Blame Today's Parents

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:53:12 -0500

By Suzanne Venker - Author

The first time I realized something was amiss in our culture was after I graduated from college . ...

OPINION: Danger -- Man-Made Chemicals Harming Our Children's Future

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:14:58 -0500

By Natural Resources Defense Council - The Earth's Best Defense

By Phil Gutis Three and a half years ago, the editors of NRDC's quarterly magazine OnEarth ...

OPINION: Matt McConaughey a Great Dad, But He Should be a Husband Too

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:08:34 -0500

By Jill Stanek - Pro-Life Activist

Matthew McConaughey announced on Father's Day he and girlfriend Camila Alves are expecting their ...

OPINION: Media Deception in the Working Moms Debate

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:22:32 -0500

By Suzanne Venker - Author

Without a doubt, the biggest problem with the working mother debate is the fact that it doesn't get ...

RESEARCH: Does Living Near Fast Food Restaurants Make Kids Fat?

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:44:52 -0500

By US Dept of Health & Human Services

Living near a fast- food outlet doesn't make children fat, nor does living near a supermarket ...

OPINION: So-Called "Pregnant Man" Gives Birth to Second Child

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:59:23 -0500

By Jill Stanek - Pro-Life Activist

It's a boy this time for the misnomered "pregnant man" Thomas Beatie. See my previous posts here ...

RESEARCH: Music Helps Improve Premature Babies' Health

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:22:00 -0500

By News-Medical.Net

Music played to premature babies may help to reduce their pain and encourage better oral feeding ...

ADVICE: Cut Thru the Mis-Information; the Real ‘Top 10 Risks to Kids’

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:42:20 -0500

By Child Safety Task Force - Promoting Child Safety

These days, parents are inundated with information on how to “keep kids safe”. It seems there ...

OPINION: Study Says Kids Willing to Risk Death for Video Games

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:48:55 -0500

By Dr. Gwenn - Founder, Pediatrics Now

If we had a power outage for a really, really long time, how would you fare? Really...could you go ...